MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government will investigate allegations that officials at state power firm the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) signed fraudulent contracts with private energy companies, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday. The contracts were signed
Mexico's first lady stirs Twitter storm with comment on kids with cancer
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican first lady Beatriz Gutierrez sparked an uproar on social media on Wednesday with a Twitter comment widely viewed as insensitive when she swatted away a question about what she was doing to help parents of
China vs India: Military vessels sent to patrol disputed lake by New Delhi – tensions soar
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Corbynista MP Long-Bailey FINALLY deletes tweet that got her sacked in anti-Semitism row
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U.S. private payrolls miss expectations; layoffs persist as demand weakens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in June and employers announced more than 170,000 layoffs, strengthening views that the labor market and broader economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic would be a long slog. The recovery
Wall Street gains on vaccine hopes, improving economic data
(Reuters) – Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday as rising hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine reversed premarket losses, overshadowing fears of another round of lockdowns following a record surge in coronavirus cases in the United States. A COVID-19 vaccine developed
Wall Street set for subdued open as virus surge threatens recovery
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set to open near-flat on Wednesday, as a record single-day spike in coronavirus cases in the country heightened fears of another lockdown and threatened to derail a nascent economic recovery. After notching up
Singapore GE2020: Peoples Voice begins introducing its candidates online
SINGAPORE – The Peoples Voice (PV) party has started to introduce its slate of candidates online, through videos posted on its Facebook page. On Wednesday (July 1), it posted videos of two of its 10 candidates, with the rest to
Singapore GE2020: Elections Department launches multilingual 'assistant' for non-English-speaking voters
SINGAPORE – Voters who primarily speak one of eight non-English languages and dialects can now get more information on the voting process in their native languages. The Elections Department (ELD) on Wednesday (July 1) rolled out the multilingual Voter Language
Macy's reports $3.58 billion quarterly loss as COVID-19 hits business
(Reuters) – Macy’s Inc (M.N) on Wednesday reported a $3.58 billion loss in the coronavirus-hit quarter, mainly due to goodwill and asset impairment charges of $3.1 billion, as its stores remained shut due to COVID-19 lockdowns. The company in its